12.06.2012

And I'm moving on to other potential projects for the Xmas Upcycling Workshop. Next project idea - painting old ornaments. I grabbed these from the Lions Gate Thrift Shop - 6 ornaments for $3.50. Brown really does not say Xmas to me despite my non-traditional use of colour.

I decided to paint them. Here's my weird production line. I also started painting some wooden cars I picked up at the thrift store ages ago!

Ornament update #1 was painted a light grey. I used white glue over the design then added glitter...

Ornament update #2 also had a grey base but then I used glitter glue for the design. White glue worked out way better! And dried faster. I added more glitter on top of the glitter glue.

I sealed the ornaments with cheap hair spray - apparently it works!

Here's my Charlie Brown Xmas tree - I donated the felted ornaments and upcycled sweater ornaments to the Langara College art auction, Art-fully Yours. It's looking a bit lop-sided! So much so that it fell at 2am the other night. Oops!

Next project was making a Xmas stocking out of a felted sweater I picked up at the Salvation Army. I used the edge of the sweater for the opening of the stocking.

I wanted to use felt for some embellishment plus upcycled junky jewelry.

I stitched the front and back of the stocking together using a buttonhole stitch then started adding the embellishment. I'm not so sure about it! I'll rework the embellishment today then move on to other projects.

Last night I went to the Salvation Army to collect more items for the workshop. I'm not sure how many people are coming but want to ensure everyone has a project to work on. I found this book for $1. It has all sorts of great patterns in it. I thought it would be perfect for decoupaging ornaments!

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Denise Corcoran (aka Thrifty By Design) is a local author, crafter, upcycler and workshop facilitator based in North Vancouver, BC. Her passion is to turn 'junk' into new and funky pieces. She shares her enthusiasm for crafting and upcycling by facilitating 'Crafternoons' throughout Vancouver.